October still has several exciting OTT releases lined up across Netflix, Prime Video and JioHotstar. From Manoj Bajpayee’s suspense thriller Gajab Raat and the crime world of Mirzapur: The Movie to Akka, these upcoming movies and shows give us plenty to look forward to.
Upcoming OTT Releases in October 2026
1. Gajab Raat (Netflix, October 23)
A badly injured young woman is thrown from a moving vehicle near Connaught Place, turning one Delhi night into a complicated police investigation. Officer Ajay Dixit tries to discover who she is while dealing with competing authorities, contradictory claims, hidden secrets and lucrative bribe offers. Manoj Bajpayee leads this Neeraj Pandey-created thriller about a cop caught between professional duty and personal gain.
2. The One About Matthew Perry (Netflix, October 27)
This three-part documentary looks at Matthew Perry’s life beyond the role of Chandler Bing that made him famous around the world. His sister, friends and creative collaborators share memories of his career and personal struggles, supported by family photographs and home videos. It also explores his openness about addiction and the legacy he left behind.
3. Akka (Netflix, October 30)
In 1980s Pernuru, a powerful group of women has created its own criminal order and built firm control over the local underworld. Their system begins to weaken when an outsider arrives and threatens the power holding the group together. Keerthy Suresh, Radhika Apte and Tanvi Azmi lead this period crime thriller centred on sisterhood, survival and control.
4. Mirzapur: The Movie (Prime Video, Expected October 30)
The story returns to the time of Mirzapur Season 1, when Kaleen Bhaiya is still trying to protect his criminal empire. His position is challenged after outsider Babban Babua targets the drug business, while Guddu, Bablu and Munna pursue ambitions of their own. Rival plans, secret attacks and shifting loyalties gradually push Mirzapur towards another violent struggle for power.
5. Meethe Mein Kya Hai (Netflix, October 30)
Several generations of a family reunite at Nani’s home for four days of Diwali celebrations. The festive gathering brings sweets and laughter, but it also brings changing relationships and tensions that have been quietly building within the family. The film turns a familiar celebration into a warm story about affection, surprises and everyday family emotions.
6. Nobody Wants This Season 3 (Netflix, October 22)
Joanne and Noah have chosen to stay together despite religious differences and objections from their families, but sharing a home brings a completely different test. Daily life now challenges their commitment, while Sasha and Esther return to dating and Morgan moves forward professionally. Season 3 shifts the focus from whether the relationship can survive to what happens when they actually build a life together.
7. The Legend of Hanuman Season 7 (JioHotstar, October 23)
The war against Ravana becomes even more difficult as the Vanara army struggles against an enemy who appears nearly impossible to defeat. Hanuman goes in search of a weapon that could change the battle, but the mission takes him across time and into unexplored parts of Lord Ram’s past. What he discovers could also change his understanding of his own divine strength.
8. Lupin Part 4 (Netflix, October 23)
Four years after surrendering to the police, Assane Diop seems ready to leave behind the dangerous schemes that repeatedly put his family at risk. His plans change when a mysterious copycat appears and draws him back into a world of deception. Disguises, tricks and carefully planned moves once again become central to Assane’s life.
9. The Paradise (Netflix, October 22)
Set in 1980s Secunderabad, the story follows Jadal, an estranged man who returns from prison to lead the marginalised Savaari community in its fight for survival and legal identity. Their rebellion puts them against powerful landlord Shikanja Maalik and his politically ambitious son Vikram Maalik. Directed by Srikanth Odela, the period action drama explores power, discrimination, identity and resistance.
10. Chaar Yaar (Prime Video, October 23)
Four middle-class friends in early-2000s Mumbai are struggling with family pressures and hoping for a more comfortable future. One desperate choice pushes Jay, Tony, Saahil and Sameer into a criminal world of stolen cars, heists and dangerous gangsters, while Inspector Sumati Bhalerao closes in on them. As both criminals and police tighten the pressure, their friendship and trust are tested in a fight to survive.
Whether you are waiting for crime, drama, fantasy or something emotional, these upcoming October OTT releases offer several reasons to keep your watchlist ready.